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The Law Code of Yājñavalkya 1.3.76

Mitākṣarā (Ṛjumitākṣarā) 1.3.76

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1.3.76

anyapūrvā dvividhā punarbhūḥ svairiṇī ceti | punarbhūr api dvividhā kṣatā cākṣatā ca | tatra kṣatā saṃskārāt prāg eva puruṣasaṃbandhadūṣitā | akṣatā punaḥ saṃskāradūṣitā | yā punaḥ kaumāre patiṃ tyaktvā kāmataḥ savarṇam āśrayati sā svairiṇīti || 1.67 ||

A woman belonging to another is of two kinds: a remarried woman (punarbhū) and a wanton woman (svairiṇī). The remarried woman is also of two kinds: deflowered and undeflowered. Among these, the deflowered one has already been tainted by association with a man prior to the marriage ceremony. The undeflowered one is tainted by the ceremony itself. Furthermore, one who abandons her husband in youth and willingly associates with a man of the same class is a wanton woman.

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